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currency
The national currency is the Cuban Peso, which is equivalent to 100 centavos (cents). Notes can be of 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pesos. Coins can be of 1, 5 and 20 centavos, and there are others of 1 and 3 pesos.
At the Bureaus of Exchange (CADECA) created to sell - buy Cuban Convertible Pesos, the exchange rate is now $24.00 Cuban pesos for 1 Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC).
The exchange rate for the American dollar is fixed: For 1 USD you get $0.80 CUC
The exchange rate for the Euro fluctuates: For 1 Euro you get [ 1.10 - 1.30 ] CUC
payment ways
In tourist facilities and other service units, prices are set in Cuban Convertible Pesos (CUC). In Varadero, Cayo Largo del Sur, Jardines del Rey (Coco and Guillermo Keys), Santa Lucía and Covarrubias Beaches, and Holguín province (tourist resorts on northern coastline), you can also pay in euros. Credit cards except those issued by US banks or their branches in other countries are accepted. Among those accepted are MasterCard, Visa International and CABAL.
Cuban convertible pesos and coins equivalent to 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents have unlimited legal course in the national territory.
Cuban convertible pesos can be changed upon departure at bank offices at international airports and ports in Cuba. Traveler's checks, including those issued by US banks, are accepted.
Despite of all this, we advice you to carry enough cash with You to avoid waits or delays in the commercial points.
Commercial Hours
Most of the hotel shops are open every day from 09:00 to 19:00. Other stores are generally open from Monday through Saturday between 09:00 and 18:00 and Sundays between 09:00 and 13:00.
There are no unique office hours in the national territory. Generally they work between 08:00 and 17:00, from Monday to Friday and alternating Saturdays in some state institutions.
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